Talk of takeover has long swirled around 107-year-old Anglo American, once among the biggest mining companies in the world.But BHP’s interest should come as no surprise.
Donald Trump may have a point on the cost of EVs today, but not for much longer — which is another reason to dismiss the gloom.
The Economist
THE ECONOMIST: Few companies have had a worse start to the year than Boeing. The American planemaker now needs one hell of a pilot to reverse course.
THE ECONOMIST: For employers who require them, there are several arguments in favour of uniforms. But there’s also plenty of reasons why some staff hate them. Why?
In contrast to mid-range hotels, luxury ones are in the midst of a boom. The precise definition of what counts as luxury varies, but you know it when you see it. What’s driving the resurgence?
THE ECONOMIST: The companies behind weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1 agonists are now the world’s two biggest pharma firms by market value. But the pair face two similar problems.
THE ECONOMIST: Though its sales are less than half of Walmart’s, its return on capital, at nearly 20 per cent, is more than twice as high. What’s its secret?
Higher-education institutions employ more people than ever, but this growth has coincided with an economic slowdown.
THE ECONOMIST: Endometriosis affects as many as 190 million women worldwide but research into a cure has languished for decades. Relief may now be on the way.
Tech firms are racing to build the gadget that supplants the smartphone.
Trustbusters, platform shifts and geopolitics could all hurt the iPhone-maker.
For the sake of your wallet, it might be time to rethink your diet.
“China shock” has been blamed for everything from rising deaths among working-class Americans to the election of Donald Trump. Now China’s carmakers are enjoying an astonishing rise.
In the past few years, as the relationship between big business and Mr Trump’s MAGA Republicans has soured, executives have learned the hard way the risks of sticking their necks out.
THE ECONOMIST: By 2050 there will be a new crop of economic powers — if things go to plan. But the recipe for runaway growth in the 20th century has changed for those with lofty ambitions for this century.
THE ECONOMIST: The list of the world’s top 10 CEOs for the year has been whittled down to a shortlist of five. Some of the names on there might surprise you. But who is The Economist’s No.1 pick for 2023?
Almost everyone expected a global recession in 2023, as central bankers raised interest rates to cool inflation. The consensus was wrong. But which country came out on top?
People may buy cookery books, especially as presents during December, but they often don’t use them. To many the puzzle is less that such books sell well, more that they sell at all.
The war between Israel and Hamas has left ripples in the Red Sea.
President Xi Jinping must decide whether to set an ambitious growth target as one of the world’s largest economies deals with disappointing growth and an unruly property market.
When the Boomtown Rats, an Irish band, released “I Don’t Like Mondays” in 1979, the song became an instant hit.
Supply-chain dysfunction, rising interest rates and protectionism are making life tough.
Every may tens of thousands of the faithful flock to Omaha, Nebraska, hometown of Berkshire Hathaway, to bask in the presence of the firm’s leaders: Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.
Henry Tricks
Anyone who calls themselves a thought leader is to be avoided. A man who does not wear socks cannot be trusted. And a company that holds an employee-appreciation day does not appreciate its employees.
